On the surface, Steemit appears to be a hero for free speech advocates. Finally, we have a network that allows anyone to share content, so long as that content does not run afoul of local and international laws. This has triggered a huge migration from mainstream channels like YouTube onto the Steemit network.
But dig a little deeper and you will find that not everything is as advertised. While the vast majority of Steemit users will find no issue with the platform, the architecture that enables anyone to flag or downvote content facilitates de-facto censorship.
The Steemit originators envisioned that "the people" would self-police their own. As noble as that experiment was, however, it has actual drawbacks. Many people, including myself, have triggered downvotes for completely arbitrary or even discriminatory reasons.
It certainly runs counter to the initial hopes of an open source network. Instead of centralized censorship, we now have decentralized authoritarianism. Thus, your content is unlikely to be censored so long as your opinions reflect the majority Steemian consensus.
But what is that consensus?
Thank you for the informative post!
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Nice to see a video from you.BTW Love the bullfrogs.. A nice change to my roosters!
Thank you, there's going to be more on the way...I just need to stop being so lazy! :)
And yup, anything with bull... bullfrogs, bullish, bullshit...fits me like a T! :)
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Hmmmmm...... I tried to watch your video, but a message keeps coming up saying, "An error has occurred. Please try again later". Even after refreshing....
Is this a "Dell thing?" Because no one else has any problems! :)
So that means people will downvote or flag you if they dont agree with your views. Not a very
Yup, it unfortunately happens more times than people would care to admit.
Thanks for sharing, I think steemit is cool for being pioneering the attention market, but by no means is it decentralized or the be all, end all of social networks with monetary incentives.
I agree that it's not "decentralized" in the actualization of the word...I mean, yes, theoretically it is, but in practice, it's the centralization of decentralized individuals, if that makes any sense! :)
I suspect that a post on almost any controversial subject runs the risk of attracting a flag. It seems to be the steemit method of trolling a post. I just stay away from the political posts, some of those people can be rather vindictive if your opinion is the opposite of theirs. I know that happens with a lot of other subjects also. It's like standing on a golf course in a thunder storm and holding up a golf club, it's generally not good for you.
Most of the people here on steemit seem to be civilized, but there's always going to be a few of the trolls using the flags on stuff that doesn't agree with their opinion.
I completely agree 100% with your assessment of the flagging issue. I will add that with respect to your holding up a golf club in a thunderstorm analogy, I don't think that it's the right way to look at the censorship issue.
Here's what I mean -- why should holding a political opinion be so dangerous? Shouldn't the analogy be carrying an unusually colored golf club, instead of in a thunderstorm? I agree that it's best to stay away from politics altogether, but in a way, that's like saying, "don't have opinions."
If we as a community profess love of free speech, then we can't go around flagging something that we disagree with. Otherwise, we are for controlled speech.
I wish the entire community could have a productive discourse like we are doing without having to penalize each other.
I use the "golf club in a thunderstorn" analogy only to explain attracting a flagging troll, not so much as a general illustration. I agree with you that we should be able to voice our opinions about politics, religion, and other subjects of opinion without getting flagged in the process. The only thing I believe in flagging is actual hate speech and spamming.
I hear ya loud and clear! I also don't flag unless someone is really being a dick. And in such cases, it's a conflict between two parties. I don't get the crusaders that go around looking for reasons to flag...it defeats the whole point of uncensored speech.
Quite true!
Live in denial.??????
Any way its by far better than any centralized network
The people's opinion can be changed and is not subject to be taken by military power or police coercion
Its true democray by all its good and bad sides
Yes, I can see why you believe that, and it's true...until you get penalized for completely arbitrary reasons. Then, it's not so fun anymore.
I am watching your vid right now. I have seen the flagging multiple times. Someone was even flagged so many times that the reputation score was minus something.
سلام آیدی تلگرام من اگر خاستین پیام بدین تا در گروه تلگرام فارسی زبانان استیمیت غضو بشین بچه ها که تازه اومدن استیم از تجربیاتتون استفاده کنیم@behrooz_nikjoo66
I feel the same.Thank y